PRIME FARMLAND SOILS

Appendix

B

B. Prime Farmland Soils
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail B-1 Tier 1 Final EIS 

Prime Farmland Soils

Soil Name County 

Aetna Silt Loam McLean

Allison Silt Loam Livingston

Alvin Fine Sandy Loam Sangamon, Livingston

Andres Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McLean

Andres Loma Livingston

Arrowsmith Silt Loam McLean

Ashkum Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McLean, Livingston

Assumption Silt Loam Macoupin

Atterberry Silt Loam McLean

Aviston Silt Loam Jersey

Barrington Silt Loam Livingston

Beaucoup Silty Clay Loam Jersey

Beecher Silt Loam Will, Grundy  

Birkbeck Silt Loam McLean, Logan

Blackberry Silt Loam Sangamon

Blount Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Blyton Silt Loam Jersey

Booker Clay Jersey

Bowes Silt Loam Will

Braidwood Loam Will, Grundy

Brenton Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McLean, Logan, Livingston

Broadwell Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan

Broadwell‐Onarga Complex Logan

Bryce Silty Clay Will, Grundy, Livingston

Bryce, Shale Substratum‐Calamine Silty Clays Grundy

Buckhart Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan, Macoupin

Bunkum Silt Loam Jersey

Burksville Silt Loam Macoupin

Camden Silt Loam Will, Sangamon, McLean

Caseyville Silt Loam Jersey

Catlin Silt Loam McLean, Logan
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Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Catlin‐Saybrook Silt Loams McLean

Chenoa Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McLean. Livingston

Clare Silt Loam McLean, Logan

Clarksdale Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan, Macoupin

Coffeen Silt Loam Macoupin

Comfrey Loam Grundy, Livingston

Cowden Silt Loam Sangamon, Macoupin

Crane Loam Livingston

Crescent Loam Grundy

Dana Silt Loam McLean

Darrock Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Del Rey Silt Loam Livingston

Denny Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan

Dresden Silt Loam Will

Drummer and Elpaso Silty Clay Loams McLean

Drummer Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McLean, Logan, Livingston

Drury Silt Loam Sangamon

Du Page Silt Loam Will

Dunham Silty Clay Loam Will

Edgington Silt Loam McLean, Logan

Edinburg Silty Clay Loam Sangamon

El Paso Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy

Elburn Silt Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan

Elco Silt Loam Macoupin

Elkhart Silt Loam McLean

Elliott Silt Loam McLean, Grundy, Will, Livingston

Elliott Silty Clay Loam Will, Livingston

Elsah Gravelly Loam Jersey

Emery Silt Loam Jersey

Faxon Silt Loam Grundy

Fayette Silt Loam Macoupin

Fielden Loam Will
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Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Fincastle Silt Loam McLean

Flanagan Silt Loam McLean

Fox Silt Loam Will, McLean

Frankfort Silt Loam Will

Frankfory Silty Clay Loam Will

Geff Silt Loam Jersey

Gilford Fine Sandy Loam Will, Grundy

Graymont Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McLean, Livingston

Greenbush Silt Loam Jersey

Grundelein Silt Loam Will

Harco Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Harpster Silty Clay Loam McLean, Logan, Livingston, Will

Harrison Silt Loam Sangamon, Macoupin

Hartsburg Silty Clay Loam McLean, Logan, Sangamon

Herrick Silt Loam Sangamon, Macoupin

High Gap Silt Loam Grundy

Homen Silt Loam Macoupin

Huntsville Silt Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan

Ipava Silt Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan, Macoupin

Ipava‐Sable Complex McLean

Jasper Loam Will, Livingston

Kane Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McLean

Kaneville Silt Loam McLean

Kankakee Fine Sandy Loam Will, Grundy

Keller Silt Loam Macoupin

Kendall Silt Loam Sangamon

Keomah Silt Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan, Macoupin

Knight Silt Loam Logan

La Hogue Loam Will, Livingston

La Rose Silt Loam McLean

Landes Fine Sandy Loam Logan, Macoupin

Lawndale Silt Loam Logan
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Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Lawson Silt Loam

Will, Sangamon, Grundy, McLean, Logan, Macoupin,

Livingston

Lenzburg Silt Loam Logan

Lisbon Silt Loam McLean, Livingston

Littleton Silt Loam Jersey

Marine Silt Loam Macoupin

Markham Silt Loam Will

Martinsville Loam Will, Grundy

Martinton Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Mayville Silt Loam McLean

Menfro Silt Loam Jersey

Miami Silt Loam McLean

Middletown Silt Loam Logan, Sangamon

Milford Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Millbrook Silt Loam Will

Millington Silt Loam Will

Millsdale Silty Clay Loam Will

Mokena Silt Loam Will, Livingston

Mona Silt Loam Livingston

Monee Silt Loam Livingston

Muscatune Silt Loam McLean

Nappanee Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Normal Silt Loam McLean

Ockley Loam Will

Oconee Silt Loam Macoupin, Livingston

Onarga Fine Sandy Loam Will

Osco Silt Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan

Otter Silt Loam Macoupin

Ozaukee Silt Loam Will, Grundy

Papineau Sandy Loam Grundy

Patton Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Pella Silty Clay Loam Will, Livingston

Penfield Silt Loam McLean
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Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Peotone Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McLean, Livingston

Petrolia Silty Clay Loam Jersey

Pillot Silt Loam Logan

Plano Silt Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan

Plattville Silt Loam Will

Princeton‐Bloomfield Fine Sands Logan

Proctor Silt Loam Sangamon, Grundy, McLean, Logan, Livingston

Radford Silt Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan

Raub Silt Loam McLean

Reddick Clay Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Ridgeville Fine Sandy Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Ridgeway Silt Loam Jersey

Riley Loam Logan

Roby Fine Sandy Loam Will, Grundy

Rockton Silt Loam Grundy, Livingston

Rooks Silty Clay Loam   Livingston

Ross Loam Grundy, McLean, Sangamon, Logan

Rowe Silty Clay Livingston

Rozetta Silt Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan, Macoupin

Russell Silt Loam McLean

Rutland Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Sabina Silt Loam McLean

Sable Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, McLean, Logan

Sawmill Silt Loam Logan

Sawmill Silty Clay Loam

Will, Sangamon, Grundy, McLean, Logan, Macoupin,

Livingston

Saybrook Silt Loam McLean, Livingston

Selma Loam Will, Grundy, McLean

Selma Clay Loam Livingston

Shadeland Silt Loam Grundy

Shiloh Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, Logan

Spaulding Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, Logan

St. Charles Silt Loam Logan
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Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Starks Silt Loam Will, Grundy, Livingston

Streator Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Stronghurst Silt Loam Jersey

Swygert Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy, McLean, Livingston

Symerton Fine Sandy Loam Will

Symerton Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McLean, Livingston

Symerton Loam Livingston

Tama Silt Loam Sangamon, Logan

Terril Loam Macoupin

Thorp Silt Loam Will, Logan, Livingston

Tice Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, Logan

Titus Silty Clay Loam Grundy

Troxel Silt Loam Will

Tuscola Loam Livingston

Varna Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McLean

Varna Silty Clay Loam Livingston

Vesser Silt Loam Sangamon

Virden Silt Loam Sangamon

Virden Silty Clay Loam Macoupin

Virden‐Fosterburg Silt Loam Macoupin

Wakeland Silt Loam Macoupin

Wallkill Silt Loam Livingston

Warsaw Loam Grundy

Warsaw Silt Loam Will, Grundy, McLean

Waupecan Silt Loam Will

Wea Loam Livingston

Wenona Silt Loam Livingston

Wesley Fine Sandy Loam Livingston

Westland Clay Loam Livingston

Whitaker Loam Livingston

Wilbur Silt Loam Jersey

Will Silty Clay Loam Will, Grundy
Chicago-St. Louis High-Speed Rail B-7 Tier 1 Final EIS 

Prime Farmland Soils (Continued)

Soil Name County 

Winfield Silt Loam Macoupin

Worthen Silt Loam Sangamon

Wyanet Silt Loam McLean

Zook Silty Clay Loam Sangamon, Logan, Livingston

Source:  USDA, 2011